ISC2 Exam ISSEP Topic 5 Question 19 Discussion

The areas of information system, as separated by Information Assurance Framework, are as follows:

Local Computing Environments: This area includes servers, client workstations, operating system,

and applications.

Enclave Boundaries: This area consists of collection of local computing devices, regardless of physical

location, that are interconnected

via local area networks (LANs) and governed by a single security policy.

Networks and Infrastructures: This area provides the network connectivity between enclaves. It

includes operational area networks

(OANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and campus area networks (CANs).

Supporting Infrastructures: This area provides security services for networks, client workstations,

Web servers, operating systems,

applications, files, and single-use infrastructure machines.